Potato peeler



c. B. LAMBERT Er Aq. -1,990,127

, Feb. 5, 1935. 7 A

' PoTATo PEELER Filed Nov. 23, 1935 provide a device invention, includes a Patented Feb. 5, I 1935 potatoes, apples, pears,

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POTATO PEELER clara nix-cnam Lambert and Ralph Pumam ne Vault, Pasadena, Calif.

Application November 23, 1933, Serial No. 699,438 2 Claims. (Cl. 30-20) This invention relates to a device designed primarily for paring vegetables or fruit, such as or the like.

of the invention is to of this character including a pivoted blade so constructed that the blade, during the peeling or paring operation, will follow the contour of the article under treatment, to the end that the blade will move readily over irregularities on the surface of the article, thereby insuring against the blade cutting too the resultant waste.

deep, with A further object of the invention is vto provide means on the body portion for cutting away the eyes of potatoes, or spoiled portions of the fruit or vegetables being prepared.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and varrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it

being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed,

may be made within the without departing from tion.

scope of what is claimed, the spirit of the inven- Reierring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a potato peeler constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a' plan view thereof. Figure 3 is a sectional view tak/en on line 3--3 V0I Fig. 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in-detail, the paring device forming the subject matter of this body portion embodying parallel leg members 5 that are connected by the handle. portion 6, the leg members being held in spaced relation with the brace rod 7, that eachother by means of is shown .as having its 'ends connected to the leg members 5.

As clearly shown by the drawing, the forward upper edges of the leg members 5, are cut away as at 8 and are formed with openings near their free ends, to receive the pins 9 that extend from the blade 10.

These pins 9 provide supports for the blade with respect to the rod equal to the length of 11, that is of a length the blade and disposed slightly above the blade, so that the rod will contact with the surface of the potato or article under treatment, to the end that the blade will be moved vertically and caused to ride over enlargements or irregularities on the surface 5 of the article being pared with the device.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, the blade willl be guided in its operation, so that the blade will operate at a predetermined depth, 10 and the paring will be of a uniform thickness, eliminating waste. n

Extending laterally from one of the leg members, is a blade indicated by the reference character 12, which blade has a pointed extremity 13 15 adapted to stick into the article under treatment, so that the eyes of potatoes, or spoiled portions of the vegetables or fruit being pared, may be readily removed.

This blade 12 is secured to the body portion 2o by means of the rivets 14 and 15, the head of they rivet 14 extending inwardly an appreciable distance where itis engaged by the rod 11, restricting movement of the blade 10.

Having thus described the invention what is 25 claimed is:

1. A paring device comprising a frame, parallel leg members forming a part of the frame,

a cutter pivotally mounted between the parallel leg members and comprising curved end A30 members, a blade, the ends of the blade being secured between the end members, adjacent to the outer ends thereof, a guide rod circular in cross-section, connected to the end members adjacent to the opposite ends thereof, and a stop 35 extending inwardly from one of the leg members and adapted to be engaged by one of the end members, restricting pivotal movement of the cutter. Y l

2. A paring device comprising a body portion 4Q embodying a length of metal bent intermediate its ends providing a wide handle and parallel leg members, a cutter pivotally mounted between the parallel leg members, said cutter embodying curved. end members, a blade secured to the end members, a rod connecting the end members and disposed in spaced relation with the blade and providing a guide for the blade,

a stop extending from one of theleg members and adapted to be engaged by the cutter, restricting pivotal movement of the cutter with respect tothe frame.

CLARA BIRCHARD LAMBERT. RALPH PUIlLIAM DE VAULT. 'l 

